Role of female community health volunteers for visceral leishmaniasisdetection and vector surveillance in Nepal

• Main Authors: Mazin Omer (Author), Axel Kroeger (Author), Anand Ballabh Joshi (Author), Murari Lal Das (Author), Lina Ghassan Younis (Author), Vivek Kumar Singh (Author), Chitra Kumar Gurung (Author), Megha Raj Banjara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: As visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has recently expanded in previously non-endemic areas of Nepal, the health system is facing new challenges. Female community health volunteers(FCHVs) are playing an important role for VL elimination in Nepal. This study aimed to analyze the actual and poten...